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Santos Ready to Consider Other Takeover Bids

Sep 19, 2025

Santos is always prepared to consider any takeover offers for the company, the Australian gas producer's CEO Kevin Gallagher said on Friday, adding he would like to stay as CEO as long as he has the support of shareholders and the board.An $18…

ADNOC-Led Consortium Scraps $18.7B Santos Takeover Offer

Sep 17, 2025

International consortium, led by Abu Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC), has withdrawn its indicative $18.7 billion offer to acquire Australian oil and gas producer Santos.The consortium, led by ADNOC’s investment arm XRG, said it will not proceed with a binding offer for Santos…

Australia’s Victoria Postpones First Offshore Wind Auction

Sep 16, 2025

Australia's Victoria state has postponed its inaugural auction for offshore wind farm funding, citing global investment hurdles, in a setback to an industry deemed vital to the country's transition from coal-fired power to renewable energy.The…

Australia Clears North West Shelf LNG Plant Operations Until 2070

Sep 12, 2025

Australia gave final approval on Friday for Woodside to operate the country's oldest and second-largest liquefied natural gas plant until 2070, while imposing 48 'strict' new rules in a bid to limit its environmental impact.The decision to extend…

Woodside Inks 15-Year LNG Supply Deal with Petronas

Sep 10, 2025

Woodside Energy has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Petronas for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Malaysia from 2028 for a period of 15 years.The milestone marks the successful…

Fugro Wraps Up Site Survey for Ørsted’s Offshore Wind Farm in Australia

Sep 04, 2025

Fugro has completed a site investigation job for Ørsted at a future offshore wind farm landing site along Victoria’s eastern coastline in Australia.The project featured the first onshore deployment of Fugro’s patented Heat Flow Module (HFM) CPT probe…

Karoon Energy Launches Revitalization Project for Brazil Fields

Aug 29, 2025

Australian oil and gas company Karoon Energy has initiated the multi-million dollar revitalization and life extension scheme as part of the Baúna project, comprising Baúna, Piracaba and Patola fields, offshore Brazil.Karoon has reassessed the Reserves and Contingent Resources for the Baúna project…

Reach Subsea’s USV Heads to Australia for Work with Woodside Energy

Aug 26, 2025

Norwegian subsea services firm Reach Subsea has sent off its Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Reach Remote 2 to Australia to deliver services for Woodside Energy.The Reach Remote 2 USV will perform reservoir monitoring on the Scarborough gas field…

Santos Grants More Time for Finalization of $18.7B ADNOC-Led Takeover Offer

Aug 26, 2025

Australian gas producer Santos on Monday agreed to further extend the exclusivity period for an $18.7 billion takeover bid from a group led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC), and reported a better-than-feared 22% drop in first-half profit…

Jadestone’s Flow Test Exceeds Expectations at Australian Offshore Oil Field

Aug 25, 2025

Jadestone Energy has reported that the Skua-11ST development well at the Montara field offshore Australia has delivered initial oil production rates significantly above expectations following successful flow testing.Production from Skua-11ST began in early August…

Australia’s Novocastrian Offshore Wind Project Stalled

Aug 24, 2025

Equinor has pulled out of the Australian Novocastrian Offshore Wind Farm project which was planned for a location about 20 kilometers offshore from off Newcastle.It was partnered with Australian company Oceanex on the A$10 billion ($6.5 billion)…

ExxonMobil Starts Drilling off Australia with Valaris Jack-Up Rig

Aug 08, 2025

Esso Australia, ExxonMobil’s Australian subsidiary, has started drilling for the nearly $200 million Kipper 1B project, which will bring online much-needed additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin.The project is using Valaris’ VALARIS…

MMA Offshore Officially Becomes Cyan Renewables

Jul 21, 2025

MMA Offshore has rebranded to Cyan Renewables following the acquisition, and opened a Melbourne office to support Australia’s offshore wind sector.The rebrand marks a pivotal step in aligning the business with Australia’s emerging offshore wind…

Transocean Scoops $199M in Second Quarter Drilling Rig Deals

Jul 17, 2025

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured four new contracts and extensions for its semi-submersible rigs and drillships during the second quarter of 2025, worth approximately $199 million.During the quarter, Transocean secured a contract extension with Equinor…

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform

Jul 10, 2025

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project.Monadelphous signed a contract with Technip Energies…

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